Gbem i cipher a u kpe a kyondo u mbon. Ikyor or or u ka ikyor u mbon a so sor. Or wey iko u mbon er sor nenge so. Or wey isua a kerge u kpe, er kpe nyiav u ka u kpenger.
Key Concepts
自知
自胜
知足
不朽
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 33, "Ikyor Or Or u ka Ikyor U Mbon", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tiv/chapters/33/
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Original
知人者智，自知者明。胜人者有力，自胜者强。知足者富，强行者有志。不失其所者久，死而不亡者寿。
Numur
Or wey ihyor ka nyiaange, er ya mma. Or wey ihyor ka u mbon, er ya shin yov. Or wey iwerr or, er ya tar. Or wey iwerr u mbon, er ya so. Or wey isua u kpe, er ya nyiav. Or wey aker iav ahan, er ya tar ahan. Or wey aker ahaan iyo, er ya nane. Or wey iuher a mbir u kpe, er ya sor.
Vange Kpishi
Akpohol sha sha er a?
Gbem i cipher a u kpe a kyondo u mbon. Ikyor or or u ka ikyor u mbon a so sor. Or wey iko u mbon er sor nenge so. Or wey isua a kerge u kpe, er kpe nyiav u ka u kpenger.
Iye a kwagh u iornengen sha wam?
I biam a so do do iyol u mbon. So kwagh u noo aker a han a ver, a hemba so so a ihyor ka u kpe u ka u mbon. Iver a mbir a hemba so do iyol u tar ahan u ka u so.
Ngu mba yange tase?
Vou iyol u mbon nenge a u ver a mbir a hemba. So a u hemba ionga ka u kpe u ka u iyol u tar. So a uver a u ma so iyol u mbon.
He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent. He who overcomes others is strong; he who overcomes himself is mighty. He who is satisfied with his lot is rich; he who goes on acting with energy has a (firm) will.
AI Modern
Or wey ihyor ka nyiaange, er ya mma. Or wey ihyor ka u mbon, er ya shin yov. Or wey iwerr or, er ya tar. Or wey iwerr u mbon, er ya so. Or wey isua u kpe, er ya nyiav. Or wey aker iav ahan, er ya tar ahan. Or wey aker ahaan iyo, er ya nane. Or wey iuher a mbir u kpe, er ya sor.
Vanger u Wam
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